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Research Resources: Class Guides

WGS 271: Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity

REFERENCE RESOURCES

Brill's New Pauly Encyclopaedia of the ancient world: Antiquity: REF DE 5 .N4813 2006
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: REF DE 59 .C55 1988
Encyclopedia of ancient Greece: REF DF 16 .E52 2006
Sex in the ancient world from A to Z: REF HQ1 3 .Y65 2005
Encyclopedia of sex and gender: REF HQ 16 .E52 2007
Encyclopedia of women and gender: REF HQ 1115 .E43 2001
Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world: REF HQ 1127 .S25 2001
Women's roles in ancient civilizations: REF HQ 1127 .W654 1999
Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC): REF N 7760 .L49 1981
Oxford Reference Online: Classics

F&M LIBRARY CATALOG, WorldCat and E-Z BORROW

Search the F&M Library Catalog to find out what books, journals, reference resources, newspapers, videos, maps, CDs, music, etc., the library owns.
NOTE: There are no journal articles in a catalog!

Search WorldCat to discover books on your topic held by libraries all over the planet!

Use E-Z Borrow (a regional, expedited book-exchange service) if F&M's copy of a book you want is unavailable, or if we do not own the desired book. [Requires your F&M ID barcode number.]

INDEXES TO ARTICLES AND FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS

Humanities Full Text

JStor

Project Muse

JOURNALS, MAGAZINES and NEWSPAPERS @ F&M and INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL)
To determine whether or not the F&M Library owns a journal, use the JOURNALS: search our catalog of print and online journals feature on the Library's web site. If the library does not have a journal you need, and you have at least 1 week to 10 days before your assignment is due, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan: request journal articles & books request to have the journal article acquired for you by the library. Allow 3-7 days for the article to arrive.

PRIMARY SOURCES*

A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer a first-hand view of a particular event. Examples:

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS : Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters/correspondence, interviews, news/media reportage, autobiographies, official records, legal testimony, statistics, memoirs, advertisements, maps, etc.

CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art, etc.

RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings, etc.

A secondary source interprets or analyzes events or phenomena. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may feature pictures, quotes or graphics from primary sources. Examples:

Monographs, journal articles, textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, documentaries, etc.

*Adapted from the Princeton University Library guide, "What is a Primary Source?," library.princeton.edu

If you have any questions, would like further assistance, etc., contact:

Lisa Stillwell, Information Literacy Librarian,
717-291-3844 or lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu

Last updated: 10/09, ls